Summary

In a paper published online this week by
Science
(www.sciencexpress.org), researchers report that by placing a crystal of Cspiked with other compounds in the heart of a transistor, they can turn it into a high-temperature superconductor capable of conducting electricity without resistance up to 117 kelvin. The crystals the team created are far easier to craft into electronic components than the standard high-temperature superconductors made from copper oxide-based ceramics, a property that could pave the way to new high-speed computers based on the technology.